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BLESSINGTON businesses and residents have been left stranded on a cashless island as Ulster Bank have joined AIB in ceasing cash services at their soon-to-close branch in the west Wicklow town.
The illegal use of scrambler bikes within the Wicklow Mountains Special Area of Conservation (SAC) has resulted in convictions and fines for two men. On the 2nd...
The illegal use of scrambler bikes within the Wicklow Mountains Special Area of Conservation (SAC) has resulted in convictions and fines for two men. At
The court heard the men travelled an estimated 7km across protected habitat, causing damage to the vulnerable blanket bog habitat.
Calls have been made for Wicklow County Council to ensure that there are no cost overruns on the planned extension to the Blessington E-Greenway. Councillors heard during the February meeting of Baltinglass Municipal District that site walkovers over the last 12 months had found that the project required more construction work than initially anticipated. This had pushed up the estimated cost of the project from €8.5 million to €15 million. Cllr Vincent Blake (FG) welcomed the project's progress, but expressed concerns about the increased costs. 'It's something in this country that we don...